Cpr crew enters R5107D when mistaking hlm AFB for alm airport.

Attributes
ACN	465434
Time
Date	200003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hmn.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : hmn.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	British Aerospace Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	465434
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	465736
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : executed go around
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were on radar vectors for VOR approach to alm with holliman approach giving us vectors. We were cleared for approach and told to cancel when able. Copilot and I both spotted a runway and I declared airport in sight. We were then cleared for a visual approach. I turned off the approach heading and lined up for the runway and called for final checklist. I then realized that I was lined up for holliman AFB's airport and immediately tried to call a missed approach. Holliman approach was talking to military aircraft (UHF) and could not get us. Eventually they heard us and asked us our position. We responded that we were overhead and could see alm but were too close to military aircraft. They reclred us visual approach. We continued to alm and landed without further incident. I did not realize when I saw the runway that it was in the wrong location as my instruments showed. I deviated and did not realize the mistake until I put my plane and the military aircraft in jeopardy. I also thought that the military approach control still had us in radar and would alert us to a deviation. I will not allow myself to be lulled into this mode again. Supplemental information from acn 465736: unfortunately we both assumed that the first airport we saw was the correct one. As soon as we had it in sight I stopped looking at the instruments and focused on the airport. I had noticed only a moment before we spotted the airport that we were still west of the final approach course according to the VOR and I should have checked that again and realized that we were passing holliman. I fixated on the runway and didn't even look at the environment. If I had seen the 'big picture' I would have noticed a tower, military aircraft on ground, etc, and realized what we had done. I also assumed that holliman would have spoken up if we were in the wrong place. All bad mistakes. As a cfii, I should have recognized the classic 'believing you see what you want to see' situation and questioned our judgement. I should have backed up our believed position with the instruments. I should not have expected holliman to notice our deviation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR CREW ENTERS R5107D WHEN MISTAKING HLM AFB FOR ALM ARPT.

Narrative: WE WERE ON RADAR VECTORS FOR VOR APCH TO ALM WITH HOLLIMAN APCH GIVING US VECTORS. WE WERE CLRED FOR APCH AND TOLD TO CANCEL WHEN ABLE. COPLT AND I BOTH SPOTTED A RWY AND I DECLARED ARPT IN SIGHT. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. I TURNED OFF THE APCH HDG AND LINED UP FOR THE RWY AND CALLED FOR FINAL CHKLIST. I THEN REALIZED THAT I WAS LINED UP FOR HOLLIMAN AFB'S ARPT AND IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO CALL A MISSED APCH. HOLLIMAN APCH WAS TALKING TO MIL ACFT (UHF) AND COULD NOT GET US. EVENTUALLY THEY HEARD US AND ASKED US OUR POS. WE RESPONDED THAT WE WERE OVERHEAD AND COULD SEE ALM BUT WERE TOO CLOSE TO MIL ACFT. THEY RECLRED US VISUAL APCH. WE CONTINUED TO ALM AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I DID NOT REALIZE WHEN I SAW THE RWY THAT IT WAS IN THE WRONG LOCATION AS MY INSTS SHOWED. I DEVIATED AND DID NOT REALIZE THE MISTAKE UNTIL I PUT MY PLANE AND THE MIL ACFT IN JEOPARDY. I ALSO THOUGHT THAT THE MIL APCH CTL STILL HAD US IN RADAR AND WOULD ALERT US TO A DEV. I WILL NOT ALLOW MYSELF TO BE LULLED INTO THIS MODE AGAIN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 465736: UNFORTUNATELY WE BOTH ASSUMED THAT THE FIRST ARPT WE SAW WAS THE CORRECT ONE. AS SOON AS WE HAD IT IN SIGHT I STOPPED LOOKING AT THE INSTS AND FOCUSED ON THE ARPT. I HAD NOTICED ONLY A MOMENT BEFORE WE SPOTTED THE ARPT THAT WE WERE STILL W OF THE FINAL APCH COURSE ACCORDING TO THE VOR AND I SHOULD HAVE CHKED THAT AGAIN AND REALIZED THAT WE WERE PASSING HOLLIMAN. I FIXATED ON THE RWY AND DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENT. IF I HAD SEEN THE 'BIG PICTURE' I WOULD HAVE NOTICED A TWR, MIL ACFT ON GND, ETC, AND REALIZED WHAT WE HAD DONE. I ALSO ASSUMED THAT HOLLIMAN WOULD HAVE SPOKEN UP IF WE WERE IN THE WRONG PLACE. ALL BAD MISTAKES. AS A CFII, I SHOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THE CLASSIC 'BELIEVING YOU SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE' SIT AND QUESTIONED OUR JUDGEMENT. I SHOULD HAVE BACKED UP OUR BELIEVED POS WITH THE INSTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED HOLLIMAN TO NOTICE OUR DEV.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.